Since wearing animal fur is no longer in vogue, the raccoon population throughout North America has steeply risen. A few years ago there was a locally widespread (oxymoron) incidence of rabies that affected many coons. I found two coons, on separate occasions, wandering my homestead during daylight hours, and subsequently shot them. Not on the menu, however.
Presently, the coyote population has increased to the point that they keep the coons under control, along with woodchucks, deer, possums, and porcupines. But I'll be honest, hearing coyotes howl on a winter's night, makes the hair on my neck stand straight up and chills run down my spine. I'd hate to be caught out in the woods alone, without a firearm for protection.